# 1980–81 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team represented Oklahoma City University in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Midwestern City Conference. They finished the season 14-15 overall, tied for second in the MCC regular season title with a 7–4 record and won the 1981 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament. However, the conference did not receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. They were coached by Ken Trickey in his second season as head coach of the Chiefs. They played their home games at Frederickson Fieldhouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 28, 1980* | | vs. Tulane Mid-South Classic | L 87–105 | 0–1 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| November 29, 1980* | | at Memphis State Mid-South Classic | L 86–98 | 0–2 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| December 3, 1980* | | at Oklahoma | L 82–88 | 0–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| December 5, 1980* | | vs. Colorado State Shocker Classic | L 45–47 | 0–4 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| December 6, 1980* | | vs. McNeese State Shocker Classic | W 75–68 | 1–4 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| December 13, 1980* | | at No. 14 Arkansas | L 70–76 | 1–5 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 20, 1980* | | Baylor | W 89–61 | 2–5 | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 22, 1980* | | at UNLV Rebel Round-Up | L 76–86 | 2–6 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV |
| December 23, 1980* | | TCU Rebel Round-Up | L 60–73 | 2–7 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas |
| December 27, 1980* | | Idaho All-College Basketball Tournament | L 61–74 | 2–8 | The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 28, 1980* | | Cameron All-College Basketball Tournament | W 89–61 | 2–9 | The Myriad Oklahoma City |
| December 30, 1980* | | Kent State All-College Basketball Tournament | W 101–89 | 3–9 | The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 3, 1981* | | Oklahoma State | L 93–100 | 3–10 | State Fair Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 6, 1981* | | at Kansas State | L 79–97 | 3–11 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| January 10, 1981 | | Butler | W 108–97 | 4–11 (1–0) | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 12, 1981 | | Detroit | W 92–79 | 5–11 (2–0) | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 14, 1981 | | Xavier | W 83–65 | 6–11 (3–0) | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 19, 1981 | | Evansville | W 83–66 | 7–11 (4–0) | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 22, 1981 | | at Xavier | L 73–79 | 7–12 (4–1) | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH |
| January 24, 1981 | | at Loyola (IL) | L 86–92 | 7–13 (4–2) | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| January 31, 1981 | | Oral Roberts | W 96–84 | 8–13 (5–2) | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK |
| February 7, 1981 | | at Evansville | W 83–66 | 8–14 (5–3) | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN |
| February 9 | | Loyola (IL) | W 118–99 | 9–14 (6–3) | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK |
| February 14 | | Oral Roberts | L 98–109 | 9–15 (6–4) | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| February 21 | | Butler | W 74–65 | 10–14 (7–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| February 28, 1981* | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 101–85 | 11–15 | Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, OK |
| Midwestern City Conference Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 1981 | (2) | vs. (7) Butler First Round | W 86–69 | 12–15 | The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK |
| March 4, 1981 | (2) | vs. (3) Loyola (IL) Semifinal | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| March 5, 1981 | (2) | vs. (1) Xavier Championship | W 82–76 | 14–15 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||